Sentences with phrase «inefficient coal fuelled»
Action is being taken on this now with the government recently announcing plans to close old, inefficient coal fuelled power plants and replace them with modern high efficiency technology.
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«The effects of alpha - synuclein on mitochondria are like making a perfectly good coal - fueled power plant extremely inefficient, so it not only fails to make enough electricity, but also creates too much toxic pollution,» said Dr. Greenamyre.
Global energy - related emissions could peak by 2020 if energy efficiency is improved; the construction of inefficient coal plants is banned; investment in renewables is increased to $ 400 billion in 2030 from $ 270 billion in 2014; methane emissions are cut in oil and gas production and fossil fuel subsidies are phased out by 2030.
Last week, the G7 leaders pledged to eliminate «inefficient fossil fuel subsidies» but talks on phasing out a form of coal subsidy ended in stalemate.
Less commonly, countries spoke of reducing the use of inefficient coal - fired power plants, lowering methane emissions from oil and gas production, reforming fossil fuel subsidies, and carbon pricing, the report says.
The story of India shining got a rude shock... relying on highly inefficient power grids and dirty and expensive fossil fuels like coal has only lead to greater environmental risks and poor energy access for millions of Indians... Another way is possible... It's time to invest in energy efficiency and decentralized renewable energy for all.
Mr Libby felt that this rate of «efficiency», 24 %, justified calling the wind turbine «absurdly inefficient», even though it is very similar to the efficiency of a coal - fired power station and far better than the 15 % efficiency we get from our cars if you calculate the energy available in the fuel and the power delivered to the wheels.
Some argue that we need liquid fuels, and we have large amounts of coal and natural gas, so it does not matter if we use an inefficient way of converting these fuels to a liquid form.